Case Study: Florence 1 Schools achieves faster, less intrusive screening and restores student learning focus with Evolv Express

Florence 1 Schools Aims to Efficiently Screen Students with Evolv Express Security Screening

Florence 1 Schools, a K–12 district in Florence, South Carolina serving about 16,000 students, faced slow, intrusive morning screening after installing more than 100 walkthrough metal detectors: long lines, high nuisance alarm rates, intrusive secondary searches, and students marked tardy. Seeking a scalable, less disruptive approach that integrated with their security ecosystem, the district selected Evolv and its Evolv Express security screening (backed by Evolv Cortex AI).

Evolv deployed 23 Evolv Express systems (11 dual‑lane and 12 single‑lane) along with Evolv Cortex AI, Evolv Insights, Genetec integration, onsite training and a conveyor for Chromebooks. The solution removed 100+ metal detectors, cut the number of staff needed to manage screening by over 85%, reduced nuisance alarms, cut bag checks from roughly 3,000 to 100 per day, eliminated long entry lines and tardies, and enabled targeted secondary checks and real‑time verified alerts through Evolv’s Genetec integration.

Florence 1 Schools

Kyle Jones

Deputy Superintendent